Annual Halloween and Autumn Colors at Osprey Wilds Environmental Learning Center, Sandstone MN Our Halloween celebration and outdoor get away weekend is back at Osprey Wilds Environmental Learning Center outside of Sandstone, MN about 90 miles north of Minneapolis! Osprey is close to the Munger Trail for biking, and Banning State Park for hiking and …
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Full “Hunter” Moon Hike — Afton State Park, MN
The October full moon is called the “Hunter” Moon. It happens on Sunday, October 25 at 5:33 PM and is absolutely stunning from the bluffs above the St. Croix River. We will meet at the trailhead near the Visitor Center in Afton State Park (park pass required) then walk 3.5 hilly miles on a loop. …
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Sandhill Crane Viewing & Hike, + optional pre-hike — Sherburne Natl Wildlife Refuge, Zimmerman, MN
Here’s another opportunity to see migrating sandhill cranes! The Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge, near Zimmerman, is a location where thousands of cranes stop by each fall in late Oct/Early Nov. Cranes spend their days in nearby farm fields and return to the refuge each evening in the hour before sunset (5 pm for our date- …

